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HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS AROUND

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INDIANA...

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WEST CENTRAL INDIANA HAS

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RECEIVED A MAJOR BOOST TO THE

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TUNE OF $20 MILLION DOLLARS IN

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AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE

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REGION'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND

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TALENT ATTRACTION EFFORTS.

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THE INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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CORPORATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH

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THE WABASH RIVER REGIONAL

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DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS

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AWARDING THAT $20 MILLION TO 24

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REGIONAL PROJECTS, SPANNING

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CLAY, KNOX, PARKE, SULLIVAN,

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VERMILLION, AND VIGO COUNTIES AS

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PART OF THE IEDC'S READI GRANT

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PROGRAM.

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AROUND INDIANA REPORTER

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MARY-RACHEL REDMAN WITH MORE ON

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HOW ONE COUNTY IS USING ITS

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READI DOLLARS TO REVIVE A

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TOURIST ATTRACTION THAT HAS

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FALLEN ON HARD TIMES.

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MARY-RACHEL?

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>> THAT'S RIGHT, GERRY. ONE OF

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THE READI-GRANT RECIPIENTS ON

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THAT LIST OF 24 YOU MENTIONED IS

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BILLIE CREEK VILLAGE IN PARKE

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COUNTY.

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WHEN I STARTED DOING A LITTLE

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RESEARCH FOR THIS STORY -- I

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DISCOVERED A RENAISSANCE OF

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SORTS HAPPENING IN PARKE COUNTY.

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THANKS IN LARGE PART TO A PAIR

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OF ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE QUITE

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LITERALLY REVIVING TOURISM IN

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THE AREA ONE PROPERTY AT A TIME

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-- NOT ONLY ATTRACTING VISITORS

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FROM NEIGHBORING STATES -- BUT

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AROUND THE COUNTRY. AND IN SOME

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CASES -- EVEN AROUND THE WORLD.

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FOR DECADES, PEOPLE FROM ALL

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OVER WOULD TRAVEL TO THE

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HISTORIC 1800s VILLAGE

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AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS

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BILLIE CREEK.

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IT WAS FAMOUS FOR ITS AUTHENTIC

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BUILDINGS, FROM A CABIN TO

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TURN-OF THE CENTURY SCHOOLHOUSE,

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PRINT SHOP, AND 30 HISTORIC

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STRUCTURES, INCLUDING THREE

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COVERED BRIDGES.

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BUT TIME HAS NOT BEEN TO THE

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PROPERTY THAT NARROWLY ESCAPED

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DEMOLITION IN 2005 AND HAS MORE

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OR LESS SET IDLE FOR DECADES.

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>> UNFORTUNATELY, IT JUST DIDN'T

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GET THE LOVE AND CARE THAT IT

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NEEDED TO SUSTAIN ITSELF

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STRUCTURALLY.

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>> THAT IS UNTIL ABOUT 8 WEEKS

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AGO WHEN THESE TWO NATIVE

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ILLINOISIANS STEPPED IN.

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>> WE HAVE BEEN WERE REFRESHED

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WITH GREG LARSON AND FRIENDS, AS

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I'LL CALL THEM, THAT HAVE COME

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IN THAT HAVE THAT LOVE OF

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HISTORY, THAT LOVE OF

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RESTORATION, AND HAVE THE VISION

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OF WHAT IT COULD BE.

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IT'S BEEN A BLESSING.

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>> PARK COUNTY RESIDENTS SHOULD

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REALLY BE GRATEFUL FOR LARSON

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AND HIS BUSINESS PARTNER STEVE.

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IN LESS THAN A YEAR'S TIME THE

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PAIR HAVE TURNED THE HISTORIC

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SAN SANATORIUM.

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>> INTO ONE OF THE PREMIER

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PARANORMAL DESTINATIONS IN THE

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COUNTRY.

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WE'RE KIND OF LIKE GHOST AIRBNB.

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>> THEIR THEIR SITES ARE ON

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BILLIE CREEK.

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FOR THEM IT'S ABOUT BRINGING IT

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BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY.

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>> WE WANT TO DO THE SCHOOL DAYS

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AGAIN WHERE WE INVITE SCHOOLS TO

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COME AND DO FIELD TRIPS HERE.

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WE'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO

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COME AND DO SOME OF THE LIVING

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HISTORY ROLES THAT THEY PLAYED

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IN THE PAST.

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>> WE DON'T WANT TO

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FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE.

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WE LIKE BILLIE CREEK AS IT IS.

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WE WANT TO DO IT IN TRUST FOR

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THE FUTURE GENERATIONS THAT ARE

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GOING TO USE IT.

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>> PLENTY OF PLANS.

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CIVIL WAR REENACTMENTS THAT WERE

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POPULAR IN THE LATE '70s AND

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EARLY '80s.

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AND THEY TELL ME MEDIEVAL

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REENACTMENTS ARE ALSO ON THE

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TABLE.

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>> WE WANT TO BRING SOME

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MEDIEVAL SWORD FIGHTING

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REENACTMENT EVENTS.

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POSSIBLY SOME OUTDOOR MUSIC

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CONCERTS.

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ANYTHING TOURISM BASED.

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WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING PEOPLE

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FROM 2, 3, 4 HOURS AWAY HERE TO

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ENJOY PARKE COUNTY.

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>> WE HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS FOR

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THINGS WE WANT TO DO OUT HERE

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AND JUST MAKE BILLIE CREEK

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THRIVE AGAIN.

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>> THE GUYS DID GIVE ME A TOUR

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OF THE INDIANA SANATORIUM AND I

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WILL TELL YOU I'VE NEVER SEEN

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ANYTHING LIKE IT.

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EQUAL PARTS CREEPY, FASCINATING,

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AND BEAUTIFUL.

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THERE WAS EVEN A TEAM OF GHOST

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HUNTERS GETTING READY TO SPEND

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TWO NIGHTS ON THE PROPERTY WITH

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GHOST PROS AND THE WHOLE NINE

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YARDS.